The Terror of Trollhättan.

A few of you have noticed that I've been away for a few weeks.

To tell the truth, I've been way too preoccupied with getting all up in the fiddly bits of a 19-year-old Swedish model.

(Ahem.)

1) LF wheel w/ air hose 2) Transmission bell housing w/ slave cylinder 3) Clutch disc w/ misc. ©Ryan Schierling

Which is to say, I dropped the transmission on the Saab, replaced the clutch disc and pressure plate, slave cylinder and throwout bearing, and subsequently had the tranny rebuilt. Many, many thanks to Rob at ScanWest (and his passion for the fiddly bits of Swedish models), and many thanks to Julie for tolerating my general greasiness and automobile philandering.